If you are referring to hardiness zone, it as a guide to what plants should be suitable for a given location based on average winter minimum temperatures.

Welcome to gardening, daniellepal.

In Minnesota, we are in Zone 4.

Plant the strawberries, cilantro, and mint now and leave them outside unless there's going to be a freeze. Make sure you water them frequently, and make sure there is a drainage hole in your pot. The basil and tomatoes shouldn't go outside for a couple of weeks yet. The cold weather stunts their growth.

I'd recommend putting the tomato in a separate container. Tomato plants get much bigger than everything else you've got.

One last thing. Strawberries and mint are perennials in Zone 4--they will keep growing forever if you bring them inside in the winter. The rest of the plants will only last through the summer.

Thanks sooooo much!

I just got done bringing in ALL of my plants. I will feel safe planting the stawberries cilantro and mint. I will get another pot for the tomato plant. Thanks so much! I had no idea I could bring stawberries and mint in. Fabulous! I got a tip about the drainage hole at Walmart. Check on that.

Awesome!

So helpful!